18 Sights in Nagano, Japan (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Nagano, Japan! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Nagano. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in NaganoActivities in Nagano1. 長野市立博物館
Nagano City Museum is a museum in Nagano City, located in Koshimada-cho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is a registered museum based on the Museum Act, and aims to investigate the relationship between nature and people in the Nagano Basin and other regions, and to make it a base for cultural creation in a new era.
2. 西光寺
Saikoji Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Jodo sect located in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Karizani. The name of the temple is Saishoin. The honzon is the Kari-Kaya Oyako-Jizoson. It is known as the Temple of Picture Interpretation.
3. 素櫻神社
Suzakura Jinja is a shrine located in Izumihira, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The lone cherry tree in the temple grounds is designated as a national natural monument as the "Kamidai Zakura of Sozakura Shrine".
4. 北野文芸座
Kitano Bungeiza is a performing arts venue located in Nishigo-cho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It was built by Yoshito Kitano, the founder of Kitano Corporation, as a cultural contribution facility.
5. 蓮乗寺
Renjoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Matsushiro, Matsushiro Town, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The former main temple is Minobusan Kuonji. It used to be on the land of Kaizu Castle, but it was moved to its current location when the castle was built. The current main hall was rebuilt in 1891 (Meiji 24).
6. 北野美術館
The Kitano Museum of Art , which opened in 1968 as the first private art museum in Nagano Prefecture, is today run by a public interest incorporated foundation, in the Wakaho district, in the southeastern section of Nagano in Nagano Prefecture. The museum is located next to the Yushimatenmangu Shrine, a branch of Yushima Tenman-gū which was founded in 458 in Bunkyō in Tokyo. The entrance to the museum is through the Yushimatenmangu Shrine. The museum includes a Japanese garden by Mirei Shigemori, a notable 20th century modern landscape architect, that was completed in 1965.
7. 有島生馬記念館
The Arishima Ikuma Memorial Museum is a museum located in Kamijo, Shinshu Shinmachi, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Ikuma Arishima's Kamakura house (commonly known as "Matsu no Yashiki") was relocated to Shinshu Shinmachi Kamijo, Nagano City, and opened as a memorial hall in October 1982.
8. 信州新町美術館
The Shinshu Shinmachi Museum of Art is a public art museum located in Shinshu Shinmachi, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, and is positioned as a branch of the Nagano City Museum. In this paper, we will also describe the Musée Collection, which was also a branch of the Nagano City Museum.
9. 南向塚古墳
Nankozuka Kofun is an ancient burial mound located in Takada, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shape is an anterior-posterior mound. It is designated as a designated historic site of Nagano City.
10. 明行寺
Myōgyōji Temple is a temple of the Shin Buddhist Otani sect located in Gondo-cho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Kansheng. It may be listed as one of the seven temples of Zenkoji.
11. 西方寺
Saihoji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Anyangsan, and the name of the temple is Gokurakuin. The honzon is the four-footed Amitabha, and the side samurai is the kneeling Kannon. There is one of the seven ponds of Zenkoji, Mukata Pond.
12. 往生院
Ojoinin is a Buddhist temple of the Pure Land sect located in Tsuruga Gondo-cho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Lotus Pond. The main statue is a statue of Enko Daishi (Dharma). It is one of the seven temples (seven temples) of the seven famous places of Zenkoji. In addition, there is Benzaiten of the Seven Lucky Gods of Zenkoji.
13. Juneji
Junenji Temple is a temple of the Pure Land sect located in Nishigo Town, Minami-Nagano, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Shiunzan, and the name of the temple is Yoritomo-in. It may be listed as one of the seven temples of Zenkoji.
14. 桐原牧神社
Kirihara Maki Shrine is a shrine located in Kirihara 1-chome, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. This area is said to have been the site of "Kirihara Maki" during the Heian period, and the shrine has a tradition of dedicating straw pieces.
15. 東山魁夷館
Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum opened as Shinano Art Museum in Jōyama Park , Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1966, becoming a prefectural museum three years later. It is dedicated to the artists of, and works relating to, Shinshū, including paintings by Hishida Shunsō, Nakamura Fusetsu, and Fujishima Takeji. On 26 April 1990, the Higashiyama Kaii Gallery (東山魁夷館) opened as an annex; currently, there are more than 970 works by the artist. After fifty years, in 2017, the complex closed for renewal, the Higashiyama Kaii Gallery reopening in 2019, the Art Museum scheduled to reopen in April 2021.
16. 正覚院
Shogakuin is a temple of the Chizan sect of Shingon Buddhism located in Amori, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Keishizan, and the name of the temple is Gekrinji. It may be listed as one of the seven temples of Zenkoji. The honzon is Dainichi Nyorai.
17. 往生寺
Ojoji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Anraku, and the name of the temple is Bodhi-in. It is the inner temple of Zenkoji Temple. The honzon is Amitabha.
18. 無常院
Mujoin is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Amori Koichi, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Bodhi, and the name of the temple is Nansenji. The twelfth shrine of the Shinano 33 Kannon Shrine. It may be listed as one of the seven temples of Zenkoji.
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